“Experience isnotwhat happens to you. It is what youdowith what happens to you.” - Aldous Huxley

We all know that we learn best and most deeply from experience. Huxley’s insight is that experience is constructed, not transmitted. But how can teachers and students construct experience? Can experiences be designed? If so, how?

Teaching for Experienceis a five day workshop for teachers who are interested in exploring and sharing how they can use the principles of experience-based learning to make the learning in their schools transformative.

Established in 2005, the Teaching for Experience Workshop is open to sixteen teachers. The Workshop is constructed as an experience that brings together teachers with a wide range of experience, from a variety of disciplines.

This workshop explores questions like these:

What are the characteristics ofdeep learning?

How can we, as teachers, facilitatedeep learning?

What is the difference between a discussion and dialogue and why does it matter in the classroom?

Why is there less use ofdesignby students in high school than in either earlier grades or college?

How does thinking about thinking (meta-cognition) create experience?

Is self-assessment a necessary component for experience-based learning?

How can teachers effectively usetransferas a way of generating experience?